John Vanderslice Romanian Names

4 stars out of 5 -- "The LP begins restlessly with the thickly layered tempest 'Tremble And Tear,' a subtle introduction to a collection shivering with clingy, new-wave left turns."
"Throughout ROMANIAN NAMES one can hear even more clearly the smooth electronic undertones that were hinted at in other albums."
3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]nventive, classic tunes layered with keyboards the way the likes of, say, Brendan Benson or M Ward use guitars."
Pitchfork (Website) - "[The album] happens to contain some of the best songs of his career....The production is as meticulous as ever, but there's something about these songs that feels more natural, as if they took less effort to write but still came out just as good."